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why is Earth the only planet not named after a roman God?	1328
The Bible is often though of as the end-all-be-all of christianity, containing absolutely everything a christian needs to know. How highly regarded is it in the academic religious community and are there any other historic texts that are considered nearly as valuable to the religion?	117
when and how did white tank tops begin to be known as "Wife beaters"?	16
Was the word 'Doctor' first used to describe PhD's/researchers or medical doctors? If the former, when did it switch to primarily referring to medical doctors?	12
Why were the Dayton Accords made in Dayton, Ohio of all places? Does/did that city have any sort of major political relevance?	8
Shortly after Mao launched the 100 flowers campaign, there was an enormous crackdown on rightists/counterrevolutionaries because the the campaign revealed "hidden enemies". Is there any historical consensus on whether or not that was the actual purpose of the campaign?	7
I understand that the electoral college in america was made because at the time most people didn't really have any education besides the founding fathers so it was created to keep the power of government in the hands of the educated. So what was the colonial american education system like?	2
Did french doctors really resort to drawing blood as a treatment during the yellow fever epidemic? if so, what was the reasoning behind that? Was there any science or evidence at the time suggesting it would be effective?	2
How and when did the the idea of having midterm and final exams as a huge portion of overall grades become a mainstay in the American education system?	2
How/when did 'S' come to be known as a higher grade than 'A' rating/tier systems?	2

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